villages

MOU proposed for Samoa’s villages and RSE workers

The proposed agreement between the villages and government relates to the New Zealand Recognized Seasonal Employees (RSE)), Australia's Seasonal Workers Program, (SWP), Canterbury Initiative Trade Employment and Approval in Principal Scheme, (AIP) in New Zealand.

The MOU is for village leaders to play a leading role in mentoring and monitoring their representatives who will be employed under the Regional Seasonal Worker initiatives.

Village-run resorts ideal for community developments

The Prime Minister was responding to the issue of chiefs interfering with running resorts out in the rural communities where they are charging tourists an additional sum aside from the payments to be made to the resorts.